Come Diving With the
Mauritius Underwater Group
Mugs is a members-only club. Any diver wishing to come diving with us must become a full, or temporary member. Membership is inexpensive and offers many benefits.
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For Qualified Divers
MUG members regularly organize dives throughout the year (over 200 last year)). Most dives are organized on weekends, but some, especially night-dives are organised during the week or on public holidays.
Dives are organized by our Dive Marshals and then posted on the diving notice board in the club-house.. Dives are usually organized and posted on the board during Tuesday evenings.
Dives are arranged each week for every level of diver; just check which is suitable for you and put your name down. Dive details will include the day and time of the dive, the meeting place, and dive site information.
Any special instructions will also be given.
If you are unsure about any aspect of the dive please ask the organizing dive marshall for clarification.
Full those members needing extra equipment the club has a range of wetsuits, BCD’s ,Regulators, depth gauges and cylinders for hire (see rental costs below).
Visitors and New Members:
Mug welcomes both members from visiting dive clubs and new divers arriving in Mauritius. All visiting or potential new members are recommended to attend one of our Tuesday night club evenings and present themselves at the bar. They will be introduced to a member of our committee who will fully brief them on diving with Mug.
If you are a currently qualified diver we suggest you bring your qualification records with you so they can be checked by our Diving Officer.
Mug recongise dive qualifications from the main diving organizations, BSAC, PADI, CMAS, NAUI.
To dive with MUG you will either have to become a full diving member or a temporary diving member of the club. The diving officer will explain all the options to you.
We know that your first dive at a new club is often a daunting prospect. To make this as easy and pleasant as possible the Diving Officer will assign you a dive marshal who will help you decide which would be the most suitable “first mug dive” and then accompany you on the dive to answer and question you have and “show you the ropes”.
BSAC Diving Qualifications
We train to the BSAC scheme, which we believe it is an excellent modern system with a strong emphasis on safety. Diving skills are taught progressively so that each new experience is built on step by step, allowing trainees to advance at a rate at which they are comfortable.
The BSAC system has been specifically designed to fully equip divers with the self-reliance, skills and knowledge needed to dive safely in British waters. Our colder waters can be more challenging to dive than many more tropical seas, but are also often more rewarding. If you can competently dive here, you are more than capable of diving abroad!
BSAC diving qualifications are widely recognised and highly regarded worldwide.
The BSAC diver training scheme has a succession of qualifications which recognize the increased skills and ability of a diver as he/she completes training and gains more experience. |
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There are five diver grades as described below:
Ocean Diver
This is the entry-level qualification. An Ocean Diver has the essential knowledge and skills for open water diving and is competent to conduct dives in familiar conditions with another Ocean Diver, to a maximum depth of 20m, at a suitable dive site selected and supervised by a dive marshal.
Sports Diver
Sports Diver training builds on the open water diving skills learned at entry level and introduces rescue and resuscitation training. After suitable experience building dives with an instructor or other experienced diver, a Sports Diver can undertake dives with other Sports Divers to a maximum depth of 35m. These dives may require mandatory decompression stops.
A Sports Diver can begin training as a diving instructor.
Dive Leader
A Dive Leader is trained in the responsibilities and safety aspects of leading less experienced divers on open water dives. He/she has rescue management skills to cope with unforeseen emergencies. After progressive depth experience dives, he/she is qualified to dive to a maximum of 50m. A Dive Leader is competent to marshal and supervise branch dives at familiar locations and sites.
This is the minimum grade required to qualify as a diving instructor.
Advanced Diver
An Advanced Diver is considered comprehensively trained, experienced and responsible. He/she can manage and supervise adventurous and challenging diving, and organize branch expeditions to explore unfamiliar diving locations.
First Class Diver
This the highest BSAC diving grade and requires a higher than average level of theoretical diving knowledge, personal diving skills and organizational ability. A First Class Diver can lead major diving expeditions.
The qualification is assessed through nationally conducted examinations.
Other Qualifications
Throughout the progression through the above diver grades, there are a range of additional Skill Development Courses available. Some of these contribute towards gaining the higher diving qualifications, and others introduce more specialist interests e.g. Marine Life Identification or Boat Handling.
There is also an instructor development scheme which offers similar progressive training and qualifications in diving instruction.
MUG Membership Detail
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